Well, as far as HD DVD vs. Blu-ray goes, it looks like we’ve pretty much passed the point of no return now; with each passing day it seems less and less likely that a compromise will be reached on a next-gen format. The ongoing peace talks between the two camps, which have been on-again, off-again for months now, seem to have finally dissolved. It’s disappointing, but however you feel about the fact that the HD DVD and Blu-ray factions squandered countless chances to make it right and come together, it looks like in just a few short months they’re going to be duking it out mano a mano right in our livingrooms. There may not be a lot we can do to fight back  apart from refusing to adopt either format out of sheer spite of their pigheadedness  but no matter what we might as well at least arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary to understand the nature of the situation at hand.
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